Tag: Bentancur

Rodrigo Bentancur: Tottenham midfielder signs new ‘long-term’ deal
3 October 2025 Off

Rodrigo Bentancur: Tottenham midfielder signs new ‘long-term’ deal

By Total Football News

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has signed a new deal at the club.

The Uruguay international has made 122 appearances for the club since joining from Juventus in 2022.

The 28-year-old started as Spurs ended their 17-year trophy drought by beating Manchester United in the Europa League final last season.

Tottenham did not specify the length of Bentancur’s new deal, referring to it instead as “long-term”.

“I feel really good and

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Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur out for fortnight with concussion
10 January 2025 Off

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur out for fortnight with concussion

By Total Football News

“All good. He’s back home and he’s fine. He is feeling good,” Postecoglou said.

“Thankfully, it looks like a concussion and nothing more than it.”

“Obviously, you follow the protocols now and it’s a couple of weeks where you have to make sure everything is okay.”

Spurs travel to National League side Tamworth in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday (12.30pm GMT).

Postecoglou’s side play four times

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Rodrigo Bentancur: Tottenham midfielder loses appeal over ban
17 December 2024 Off

Rodrigo Bentancur: Tottenham midfielder loses appeal over ban

By Total Football News

Tottenham Hotspur’s Rodrigo Bentancur will serve the final two matches of his seven-match ban after the Football Association dismissed his appeal.

The Uruguay midfielder was given the ban in November for using a racial slur about team-mate Son Heung-min on television.

Spurs accepted the judgement but appealed against the severity of the suspension.

However, the appeal was dismissed following a hearing and Bentancur will miss matches against Manchester United in

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Postecoglou: Spurs right to appeal ‘harsh’ Bentancur ban for racist slur
22 November 2024 Off

Postecoglou: Spurs right to appeal ‘harsh’ Bentancur ban for racist slur

By Total Football News

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou says he is not interested in how the decision to appeal against Rodrigo Bentacur’s seven-game domestic ban for a racist slur looks to the outside world.

The Australian manager said he has “made worse mistakes” and believes education is the way forward with the 27-year-old midfielder, rather than a “harsh” punishment.

Spurs are hoping to have the Uruguayan’s ban reduced from seven games to the six-game

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Rodrigo Bentancur ban: Ange Postecoglou backs Tottenham against severity of midfielder’s ban
21 November 2024 Off

Rodrigo Bentancur ban: Ange Postecoglou backs Tottenham against severity of midfielder’s ban

By Total Football News

Postecoglou says he accepts the FA’s guilty verdict and that Bentancur will miss a number of matches.

In the media interview in question, asked by a presenter for a Tottenham shirt, Bentancur replied: “Sonny’s? It could be Sonny’s cousin too as they all look the same.”

He later apologised on social media and said his comments were a “very bad joke”.

Bentancur also said sorry to South Korea forward Son,

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Rodrigo Bentancur: Tottenham midfielder banned for seven matches over racial slur about Son Heung-min
18 November 2024 Off

Rodrigo Bentancur: Tottenham midfielder banned for seven matches over racial slur about Son Heung-min

By Total Football News

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been given a seven-match domestic ban by the Football Association for using a racial slur about team-mate Son Heung-min.

Bentancur, who has also been fined £100,000, was charged by the FA in September after comments made while appearing on TV in his home country of Uruguay in June.

“Rodrigo Bentancur denied this charge, but the independent regulatory commission found it to be proven and imposed

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Rodrigo Bentancur charged by FA over racial slur about Son Heung-min
12 September 2024 Off

Rodrigo Bentancur charged by FA over racial slur about Son Heung-min

By Total Football News

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been charged by the Football Association for using a racial slur about team-mate Son Heung-min.

Appearing on Uruguayan TV in June, Bentancur was asked by a presenter for a Tottenham shirt, before replying: “Sonny’s? It could be Sonny’s cousin too as they all look the same.”

Bentancur later apologised on Instagram and said his comments were a “very bad joke”.

The FA said the 27-year-old

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Bentancur apologises to Tottenham team-mate Son for ‘bad joke’
15 June 2024 Off

Bentancur apologises to Tottenham team-mate Son for ‘bad joke’

By Total Football News

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has apologised to captain Son Heung-min for using a racial slur on Uruguayan television, saying it was a “very bad joke”.

While appearing on Canal 10 show Por La Camiseta, Bentancur was asked by host Rafa Cotelo for a Spurs player’s shirt.

The Uruguay international replied: “Sonny’s? It could be Sonny’s cousin too as they all look the same.”

After backlash to the clip, which was

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